TRUTHS ABOUT YOUR PURPOSE

PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS Series 5

TRUTHS ABOUT YOUR PURPOSE

When you live according to your purpose, you're happy, people are blessed and God is honored. Purpose is what people call destiny. It is the bright future awaiting you, the colorful tomorrow awaiting to beautify you. Your  purpose is planned to prosper you. What ever your past experiences and whatever your present reality, your future is pure. Let's share together some truths about purpose.

1. Purpose inspires. Discovery of purpose is like inspiration from above. It enthuses. It excites and enlivens. Purpose creates inner joy. It makes you enjoy life while you live. When you're living according to purpose you're never short of motivation. You have a reason to wake up and go. You're never short of what to do next. You're in love with life because you have a reason for living. Purpose inspires energy and keeps you moving in the right direction. People who are fulfilling purpose are never tired  of living. They have strange energy and strength to carry on even in the face of oppositions and setbacks.

2. Purpose empowers. Powers to think right and think through. Powers to act in the direction of purpose of purpose. Powers to move while others are reluctant. Powers to tread where people avoid, to pioneer and break new grounds. Powers of focus and perseverance, and never to stop until the work is done. Purpose empowers you to live life to the fullest. :Purpose keeps you focused and not be distracted by people and projects that's not related to your purpose in life. Purpose empowers you to endure hardship while fulfilling your life's assignment.

3. Purpose attracts the supernatural. Purpose is supernatural in nature so it attracts supernatural attention. Manufacturer provides support fo his products to help it fulfill its purpose. Likewise the Creator supports everyone who has discovered their purpose. Discovery of purpose comes along with inspiration and empowerment because it attracts supernatural help.

4. Purpose is good. All created things are good. The Creator intends all things to work together for your good. So then, your purpose is good. No one is created for evil purpose. You cannot discover evil purpose for you because God's purpose for you is good.

5. You are endowed to fulfill your purpose. All your abilities - both spiritual and natural abilities - your gifts, talents, desires, passions, affections, likes and dislikes, are given to you to help you fulfill your purpose. You have enough on the inside of you to help you fulfill purpose.

6. Calling is always in line with purpose. Your calling - both vocational and ministerial calling - is always given to you to help you fulfill your purpose. It's great to discover your purpose and then locate a career that will help you fulfill your purpose. However, whichever comes first, both purpose and career  have the potential to lead you to  the other.

7. All things work together for the good of your purpose. Every one of life's experiences - whether good or bad - is allowed to help you fulfill your purpose. If ou see life in that light, you find it exciting to live. No experience is a waste.

8. Purpose is interdependent. We are all inter-connected. Likewise our individual purposes are interdependent. We all need one another. The world needs you and your specific purpose in life. You also need the purposes  of other people in order to fulfill your purpose. Purpose cannot be fulfilled in isolation. Therefore, you need to nework with others in order to fulfill your purpose. In reality, there's nothing like a self-made person. Anyone who is an island to himself will not fulfill purpose. As you move forward in life, you will be meeting with people who  believe in you. Network with their purposes in order to fulfill your own purpose.

9. Nothing and no one can stop you from fulfilling God's purpose for your life. Life is not meant to be a smooth ride. Forces of opposition are built into the journey of life. There are forces that work against purpose. But nothing and no one can successfully stop you from fulfilling your purpose. They may reduce your speed, but they cannot stop you when you live according to your God-given purpose. A person of purpose is unstoppable. When you discover your purpose and live accordingly, then you become unstoppable.


10. Only you can stop you from fulfilling your purpose. No one can, but you can! So, what are you doing or undoing that's stopping you? People can do so much against us, but only what we do to ourselves that's stopping us. People's action or inaction against us notwithstanding, we are the one who determine what will affect us in life. People's actions against you are not as important as your response to them. Ultimately, what determines you success in life is not people or situations, but your response to them. Therefore, choose your response carefully. You don't want to stop you from fulfilling your own purpose.